{"product_id":"kotlugosi-1918-78813-40826","title":"The 1918 Katla eruption #78813","description":"The 1918 eruption of the volcano Katla. Stories from Vík and Heiðardalur in Mýrdalur, Hjörleifshöfði, Skaftártunga, Álftaver, Meðalland and Síða. Collected and written by Guðgeir Jóhannsson, a teacher in Vík.\u003cbr\u003e Eyewitness accounts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The 1918 eruption of Kötlugn lasted from October 12 to November 4. There are two contemporary descriptions of it by Gísli Sveinsson, a district magistrate, and Guðgeir Jóhannsson, a teacher in Vík. The eruption came suddenly and unexpectedly. People had to flee their farms, both in Álftaver and Meðalland. It caused extensive damage to the land there and quite a few farmers moved away, but two farms in Álftaver, Skálmarbæjarhraun and Sauðhúsnes, were not repopulated. The ash fall was greatest in Skaftártunga and a large part of the livestock in the entire area was destroyed due to a lack of feed. The eruption formed Kötlutangi, which after midwinter measured 2000 - 3000 fathoms from the old beach south of Hjörleifshöfði and then became the southernmost spit in the country, but it has since been mostly destroyed.","brand":"Bókin.is","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51124859404616,"sku":"OSC-40826","price":19500.0,"currency_code":"ISK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0916\/4029\/9848\/files\/78813.jpg?v=1754789510","url":"https:\/\/www.bokin.is\/en\/products\/kotlugosi-1918-78813-40826","provider":"bokin.is","version":"1.0","type":"link"}